Planetary hours
in Salvaleón de Higüey.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Friday, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (America/Santo_Domingo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 08:57
- 3☽︎ Moon08:57 – 09:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:43
- 6♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:33
- 8♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:23
- 10☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:14
- 2☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:19
- 3♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:28
- 5☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:43
- 8♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:48
- 9☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:53
- 10♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 06:02
- 12☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Salvaleón de Higüey?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 11h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:07 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.